NRB approves 2019 deer season regulations, including no buck-only units – Wisconsin
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May 27th, 2019 by Keith Worrall 590
Modified May 27th, 2019 at 9:37 AM
A white-tailed deer doe and fawn stand in a Douglas County field in late March. For the first time in 10 years, all Wisconsin counties will have antlerless tags available for the 2019 hunting seasons. (Photo: Paul A. Smith)
The Natural Resources Board on Wednesday approved the 2019 Wisconsin deer hunting regulations and harvest quotas exactly as presented by the Department of Natural Resources.
Two items are especially notable relative to the season package: for the first time in 10 years, all 72 counties have antlerless permits available; and more county delegations each year are expressing frustration at failures to reduce deer numbers, a trend highlighted in April by the Buffalo County council’s vote for an antlerless-only season.
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